9:43 PM,
Dec. 7, 2013

Holiday decor at Country Freckles.

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Tantalizing smells welcome customers to Country Freckles in Wisconsin Rapids.

"I just want people to come in and feel at home," said Joan Smidowicz, the store's owner.

Smidowicz opened the store nine years ago; this is her third move in those years, growing each time. She started with 600 square feet, moved up to 1,300 square feet and now has 4,000 square feet at the current location at 1010 Eighth St. S., which opened in August 2010. ...